#8A46A6#8A46A6
#8A46A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.158 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A46A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 70, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 41%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 58%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.9%, 57.8%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 44.91, -40.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 60.17, 318.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.96% 0.1119 -0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.96% 0.158 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5532, 12.5374, 37.4589) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.11
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.58
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.03
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.01
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.72
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A46A6 #62A646
analogous
#5A46A6 #8A46A6 #A64692
triadic
#8A46A6 #A68A46 #46A68A
tetradic
#8A46A6 #A65A46 #62A646 #4692A6
square
#8A46A6 #A65A46 #62A646 #4692A6
split-complementary
#8A46A6 #92A646 #46A65A
monochromatic
#422250 #66347B #8A46A6 #A769C0 #C094D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8A46A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8A46A6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A46A6
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A46A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A46A6 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C5FA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4565A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88566F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a46a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.158 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af7dc1',
500: '#8a46a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a46a6; $custom-light: #af7dc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a46a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 70,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.5,
"s": 40.678,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51955,
"c": 0.15831,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.12537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A46A6
secondary
#99BE8A
accent
#D1577B
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#110A12
muted
#807C81